*pheeeeeew!*

The flurry of holiday activity seems to finally be nearing an end!

The tree is crispy, once or twice-used gifts are still strewn all over the family room, and the kids are in the midst of their traditional, festive post-Christmas letdown, complaining about what they didn't get.

But, it's snowing, Starbuck's is open, a New Year is about to begin, and I have a new hard drive on its way.

My other hard drive died. Suddenly. It was awful.

I don't want to talk about it.